Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
B.C. Piper, Corporal Henry A. F. Pegram,
72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Vancouver).
KIA April 09, 1917 at Vimy Ridge.



Very interesting that the Seaforth Highlanders of Vancouver should dress their pipers like those of the Cameron Highlanders. Note the crossbelt hardware and dirk, like those worn by Cameron pipers, and the sporran, like those worn by the ORs of the Camerons (save for the badge).

Here's some Cameron pipers. Here the Cameron style dirk, quite ornate, lacking knife and fork, can be seen. Note that the Cameron pipers normally wear a different sporran from that worn by the rest of the regiment. The piper's sporran is seen here:



Here you can see both the piper's sporran and the OR's sporran, the latter which is worn by the Canadian fellow above:



Here the distinctive Cameron crossbelt hardware and piper's sporran are clearly visible. This photo was taken during the short period 1946-1959 when the Cameron pipers wore Royal Stewart tartan:



In contrast to the dress of the Seaforth Highlanders' pipers, seen here worn both by the Pipe Major and by the dancers: